Testis asymmetry and sperm length in Rhacophorus omeimontis

Zoological Science

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 368-372

  Mi, Zhi Ping ^a   Liao, Wen Bo ^a   Jin, Long ^a   Lou, Shang Ling ^a   Cheng, Jian ^b   Wu, Hua ^b  

^a CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

external fertilization; Rhacophorus omeimontis; sperm competition; sperm length; testis asymmetry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANIDAE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RANIDAE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

HYLA; RHACOPHORUS;

EID: 84861743849     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.29.368     Document Type: Article

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